Bartholomew House (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£42,708 - £45,718
37
Job introduction
We are currently looking to recruit a Senior Social Worker within our Adult Safeguarding and Duty Service – a short term service which provides an urgent and preventative response to Adults in the City.
We are seeking an experienced social worker; ideally experienced in Adults Social Work; however if your experience is in Children Social Work full training will be provided.
Our Adult Safeguarding and Duty Service is a busy, supportive team, we work together to respond to our clients and professionals, some of whom can need urgent support including protection from harm and abuse; and care planning.
As a Senior Social Worker, you will support the delivery of our statutory duties under the Care Act, providing oversight and support to staff in the assessment and management of risk. You will have strong leadership and supervisory skills, relevant experience of or strong desire to hold and supervise complex casework and be keen to continue your professional development.
The successful candidate would have a broad understanding of care planning, safeguarding and co-ordinate proportionate and timely assessments to meet identified outcomes for Adults at the first point of contact.
About the role
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Lou.Shillingford@Brighton-Hove.gov.uk
Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.